Current Events > Chester Bennington autopsy results released

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http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/05/chester-bennington-autopsy-toxicology-results-released/

Chester Bennington's autopsy shows he had alcohol and ecstasy in his system when he hanged himself .... TMZ has learned.

According to the autopsy and toxicology results, obtained by TMZ, the Linkin Park singer had a small amount of alcohol and MDMA (ecstasy). Authorities found a prescription bottle of Zolpidem -- generic Ambien -- on his dresser. There was also a pint glass of Corona, which was less than half full -- and an empty bottle of Stella Artois.

Police found pieces of fingernail underneath his iPhone and on a table in the bedroom. Chester's wife, Talinda, told cops he would do that when he was anxious.

Talinda also told cops Chester had been prescribed anti-depressants in the past, but had not taken them for more than a year. A month before his death, Chester reportedly told friends he'd been sober for 6 months.

TMZ broke the story ... the Chester committed suicide July 20 by hanging himself. The report says he was found with a black Hugo Boss leather belt around his neck. He still had the boarding pass in his pocket from the flight he'd taken from Phoenix the day before his death.

Story developing ...
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Some wounds, they do not heal
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Chester Bennington Hog-Tied Drowning Attempt ... Coroner Redacted Info in Autopsy Report
http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/06/chester-bennington-attempted-suicide-drowning-swimming-pool-coroner-hog-tied/

Chester Bennington got extremely drunk, hog-tied himself and threw himself into his swimming pool in a suicide attempt 9 months before he hanged himself -- something the L.A. County Coroner knew -- yet it was redacted from the autopsy report.

Sources familiar with the investigation tell TMZ, Chester's widow, Talinda, told the Coroner's investigator that Chester consumed a large quantity of alcohol, hog-tied himself and threw himself in the pool in November 2016, but had a change of heart and was able to break free from the restraint and climb to safety.

We're told Talinda's lawyer, Ed McPherson, contacted the County lawyer for the Coroner last Friday and asked that this information be redacted. We're told the Coroner's lawyer at first said no, but McPherson persisted, arguing that "marital privilege" should make the information protected. The Coroner's lawyer agreed and the passage was redacted from the autopsy report.

Our sources say there was a division of opinion in the Coroner's Office, with some saying there's no such thing as "marital privilege" in an autopsy investigation and further saying such a privilege has never been used to keep information secret.

It's especially interesting because, immediately before the redaction, there's a passage about Chester drinking heavily back in 2006 and threatening suicide before leaving the house with a gun. That incident was not redacted.

Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter tells TMZ, "The report stands as is," and he would not comment further. We also reached out to the head Coroner but he did not return our calls.
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Jesus....
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But in the end, it doesn't even matter.
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Scotty you greedy, you can't have three waifus.
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tremain07 posted...

Scotty you greedy, you can't have three waifus.

Not my fault all three of them want me. :)
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In your dreams. one of them isn't even into men
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tremain07 posted...

In your dreams. one of them isn't even into men

im so sexy that i can turn lesbians bisexual :)
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Isn't this about the fifth or sixth celebrity suicide connected to Ambien?
It sure seems that way.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Isn't this about the fifth or sixth celebrity suicide connected to Ambien?
It sure seems that way.

Ambien is a hell of a drug. Seriously. My former boss's brother took Ambien as a sleep aid. One night, he got out of bed, drove to the store, spent an hour picking out new curtains, drove to his mother's house, spent another 3 hours putting up the new curtains, drove back home, and slept for an hour. Didn't remember a thing when he woke up. And although that example is a bit extreme, sleepwalking episodes similar to that are not really that rare.